Village Capital Fall Internship
Send resumes and cover letter to Shadea.mitchell(at)kentuckianaworks.org
Desired Candidate Attributes:
Creative, Curious, Personable
Company Culture:
Community-oriented, Driven, Fast-paced
About The Company |
http://www.vilcap.com/
Village Capital finds, trains and funds entrepreneurs solving global challenges. Our program in Louisville
focuses on agriculture entrepreneurs, however we are looking into creating a local program for local
ventures in any sector making an impact in the Louisville community.
Desired Special Skills:
Needs strong knowledge of social media (Twitter, LinkedIn specifically) and should have an interest or
experience in any of the following: social entrepreneurship, agriculture and/or the Louisville community.
Internship Responsibilities
Assist Village Capital associate in identifying candidates, mentors and partners as well as helping with
outreach and promotion of programs. Logistical help also needed in executing our training program.
Positions Components
The focus of this job is on achieving accurate and timely results that support established
organizational standards. Drive, determination, and taking responsibility for assuring company
policies and procedures are correctly followed are necessary qualities for successful job
performance.
The job environment is structured and job expectations are well defined, supported by job training
and on the job experience. While the pace of the work is faster than average, the timeliness and
quality of results is never compromised. An active, positive response to a variety of challenges
and time pressures is also required. The nature of the work requires quick decision-making,
based on knowledge of pertinent information and an intention to reduce risk factors as much as
possible. Careful, critical analysis of new ideas or innovations is important to assure any changes
align with and support established practices. Firm decisions that support established policies and
procedures need to be implemented in an authoritative manner.
The job requires getting things done quickly and handling a variety of activities within a welldefined job scope. Because of the fast pace of the work, it is important that job related knowledge
and responsibilities be learned and mastered quickly and thoroughly.
It is expected that communication will be factual and authoritative, focused on continual problem
solving to overcome any obstacles to achieving high quality, timely results. If the job requires
delegation to others, it will be important to provide staff with a positive, supportive environment in
which they can learn the tasks and procedures necessary to meet quality standards. The job
environment provides recognition and reward for steady broadening of responsibilities based on
initiative, proven competence and adherence to well established business practices.
JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Pace and Variety of Activities
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Sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results
Varied activities
Fast-paced environment
Focus
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Technical, analytical focus
Work within established standards and guidelines
Expertise-based problem solving
Decision-Making
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Pro-active, problem solving orientation
Minimize risk
Authoritative, quick decision making based on knowledge and experience
Communication and Collaboration
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Communication is task based and factual
Minimal collaboration is required, when it is, it is task or technically focused
Delegation and Leadership Style
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Authoritative leadership based on specialized expertise, knowledge of systems
Directive leadership to meet established quality and time standards
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Some delegation of routine details is necessary, with opportunity for close follow up